After-school programs are in high demand among families, but mismatches in cost, location and program type can prevent students from accessing the opportunities they need most, according to a new USC study. Researchers from the USC EdPolicy Hub at the USC Rossier School of Education and the USC Center for Applied Research in Education, housed in the USC Dornsife Center for Economic and Social…
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The *** government has set itself an ambitious target of becoming an artificial intelligence (AI) superpower, and this is a position it is seeking to secure by championing the developers of homegrown AI tools and technologies. As the government pithily stated in its January 2025 AI opportunities action plan document: “We must be an AI maker, not just an AI taker: we need companies at the frontier…
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The crypto market resumed its decline on Friday, falling 5% in 24 hours to $3.57 trillion. This time, it looks more like a painful reflex after the events of a week ago. But this is an even more dangerous dynamic because we are not seeing a slip in a thin market, but rather a massive sell-off in search of a new bottom. We will closely monitor market dynamics at the 200-day moving average of $3.50…
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President Donald Trump has said the US will return two people who survived a strike on what he called a “drug-carrying submarine” to their countries of origin, Ecuador and Colombia. Writing on social media, Trump said two other people were killed in the US strike on the vessel, which he said US intelligence confirmed was “loaded up with mostly Fentanyl, and other ******** narcotics”.
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Shadow of the Colossus released 20 years ago today in North America, which is a great excuse to share an interview we performed with its creator, Fumito Ueda, right before the release of The Last Guardian. This interview was originally published on December 5, 2016. Fumito Ueda, the creator behind Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, has been working on The Last Guardian for more than seven years.
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Researchers have discovered that liquid water ran through the asteroid that created Ryugu, a near-Earth, carbon-rich asteroid announced in 2015. Based on the microscopic samples returned by Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission, the findings indicate that wet conditions within Ryugu’s parent body continued for more than a billion years after its birth. These discoveries challenge the conventional wisdom that…
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Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10 in October, a decade after it was released by the company. While users with a licensed version of Windows 10 can upgrade to Windows 11 at no additional cost, several older (but functional) computers are not compatible with the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system. The company says that users can now delay the switch to Windows 11 by signing up…
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Steve Baleno has been in the workforce for more than 30 years. He started saving for retirement with his first job, and boosted his savings each year as his salary increased. Now at age 56, he’s run different scenarios over the last few years to see if his retirement plan is on track. “It gives me the security to know I could retire,” said Baleno, who has a degree in engineering.
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From constellations in the night sky to countless artworks and literature, Perseus and Andromeda endures as one of the most beloved stories in Greek mythology. Long ago, in the ancient kingdom of Ethiopia, Queen Cassiopeia’s vanity brought great misfortune. Boasting that her beauty surpassed even the sea nymphs, she incurred the wrath of Poseidon. In anger, the sea god sent a terrifying sea…
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Koh EweSingapore, Tri WahyuniJakarta and Abdul Latief ApriamanLombok Damar, one of the best surf guides on the Indonesian island of Lombok, feels right at home taking tourists out to sea. With his fluent English and effortless banter, you would never guess what was his childhood fear: foreigners. “When I was 10 or maybe seven, I used to cry – I used to just **** in my pants when I…
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Researchers have identified a “nightmare scenario” calculation related to exotic types of quantum matter that would be impossible to solve, even for a very efficient quantum computer. Without the complexity of quantum states of matter, determining the phase of a material can be relatively simple. Take water, for example , it is straightforward to tell whether it is in a solid or liquid phase.
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Microsoft is reportedly planning another round of job cuts at its Xbox division as part of larger re-organisation efforts at the company. The Xbox parent is said to be gearing up to lay off a significant number of employees across its entire gaming division. The move would follow several rounds of layoffs at Xbox last year following its acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision.
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Prasit Photo | Moment | Getty Images Demand for exchange-traded funds is soaring as investors shift to lower-cost, tax-friendly options that are easier to buy and sell. But many people don’t know what they are purchasing, and mistakes could hurt their returns, financial experts say. The ETF market has surpassed $11 trillion, near a record high, with $511 billion of inflows during the…
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Boeing 737 Max aircraft are assembled at the company’s plant in Renton, Washington, U.S. June 25, 2024. Jennifer Buchanan | Via Reuters Boeing has won regulator approval to ramp up production of its best-selling 737 Max jetliners to 42 a month, a milestone for the manufacturer nearly two years after the Federal Aviation Administration capped its output after a midair near-catastrophe.
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Demonstrators gather near the U.S. Capitol building during a “No Kings” protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies, in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 18, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people gathered Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S. for ” No Kings ” demonstrations — what the…
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A planned protest against President Donald Trump has begun in New York City, the first of more than 2,500 rallies organised coast-to-coast across the US on Saturday. Thousands have already packed Times Square for the event organised by No Kings, a coalition of left-leaning groups. Demonstrations under their banner in June attracted over five million people nationwide, and were largely peaceful.
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New research led by Flinders University has shed light on one of chemistry’s big mysteries by describing how simple salts exist near the surface of liquid solvents. In a new international collaborative study, experts have used a technique called “ion scattering spectroscopy” on a range of solvents to understand the interface between air and water droplets in the atmosphere. Dr.
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Microsoft’s Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is slated to be discontinued, and the company has now shed some light on when the error message is getting the axe. While the company previously said it was replacing its BSOD, its successor is ****** and doesn’t include the text emoticon with a frown. It will also provide users with additional ****** related information, which could help IT administrators…
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POLAND – 2024/12/08: In this photo illustration, the Keurig Dr Pepper company logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Piotr Swat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Business: Keurig Dr Pepper is a beverage company in North America that manufactures, markets, distributes and sells hot and cold beverages and…
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